Job summary
Job Title: Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist
Grade: Band7
Trust: SheffieldChildrens NHS Foundation Trust
Location: SheffieldChildrens Hospital
Ward/Dept: Special Schools Team
Hours: hours
ShiftPattern: Mon - Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm
Main duties of the job
Why might this job interest you?
Are you looking for anexciting and unique opportunity to progress your physiotherapy career within oneof the only three dedicated childrens hospitals in the UK?
We are looking for anexperienced Paediatric Physiotherapist to work in the Special Schools Team atSheffield Childrens Hospital. Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trustprovide integrated healthcare for children and young people, as well ascommunity and mental health care, and acute and specialist services.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities of this job role:
1. You will be required to provide a highlyspecialised service that includes the assessment, treatment and management ofchildren and adolescents with a range of chronic, complex and life limitingconditions.
2. You will act as a source of expertise, whiledemonstrating advanced knowledge and experience in the highly skilledmanagement of children with neurological and developmental dysfunction andorthopaedic conditions within the community setting.
3. You will be required to provide specialistadvice to other inter-agency professional staff as well as provide clinicaleducation and training to others, which will include more junior therapists,support staff and students.
4. You will take a lead role in the management of cases,more complex and difficult, with a multi-disciplinary team approach acting asan autonomous practitioner
Person Specification
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
Essential
5. Relevant Qualifications
6. Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
Qualifications
Essential
7. To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
8. HCPC registered.
9. Degree In Physiotherapy or equivalent.
10. Significant and relevant experience in neurodisability